River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-03-10
NoRTHwEsrERS NEWS.

1t is stated that Miss Caroline Mich
aul, who lived with her brother, Charlie
Michaul, at Kelso, Sibley county Mimi,
was found dead Wednesday night back of
an old Clubhouse. She is supposed TO have
been murdered. Suspicion rests strongly
ON Michaul's wife, who has been insane for
six or eight years, and who has made sever
al attempts before on the old lady's life.
The deceased was fifty-four years old.
At the Brainerd. Mimi, municipal
election, March /, Col. c. b. Sleeper was
elected mayor by 500 majority, p NJ
Lagerquist was elected treasurer; w. A.
Fleming municipal judge; 5. w, Searles,
u. j. Spencer, $. Z. Fleming, ID. Doran, al
dermen: Geo Keough, W. W. Hartley, Il
Cullen, and A. Mellot, school commissioners.
A dispatch from Shakopee, Mimi, on
the 9Th, stated that the snow is melting
rapidly. Indians, actuated by certain in
stinct, say that there will be a great flood.
They are preparing to leave their home
steads in the Minnesota river bottoms and
move to higher ground as soon as the river
begins to rise.
The brick residence of Mrs John
Young, at Oshkosh, Wis, was burned on
the 4th. After the fire Mrs. Young was
missed, and her remains were found in the
ruins. bufHeu btNOnu recognition. one
was slXty-seven years old. The origin of
the fire and occasion of her burning are a
mystery.
The extensive Touring mill plant of
c. Burkhardt, at Burkhardt, Wis, burned
on the 9Th, with its contents, including 3D.
600 bushels of wheat, "A considerable quaint
" of -four and feed. The loss exceeds $780,
100 including the elevator and warehouse.
Insurance S}9,5OJ. The mill Is to be rebuilt.
Ii is reported that II. w. Pratt, of
Faribault. the President OF the Minnesota
State Agricultural society. has resigned on
account of the pressure of his private
business, and first Vice President W. r.
Merriam, of st. Paul, viii succeed to the
position.
The musical event that overshadows
all others in the history of St. Paul, Mimi,
was the Patti concert Feb ., when the re-
ceipts of the house were $l1 go Eighteen
years ago Patti paid her visit to st. Paul
with Ole Bull, singing then in the hall of the
old Capitol.
A passenger train on the n. F. r. r.,
went Off the track at New York Mills Mimi.
on the 4th and seven cars went down a six
foot embankment. Nineteen passengers
were more or less hurt, and five co slider
ably so, who were unable to travel.
The banking capital of St Paul,
Mimi, will be enlarged in May next by the
establishment of the Commercial National
Bank paid up capital $500, co. with Albert
Scheffer, President, p. Ii. Kelly and Chas
KittlesOn, Vice Presidents.
The lumber firm of Beede & Bray
Minneapolis, Mimi, have assigned, with
liabilities of about 100000, and assets two
thirds that amount. Losses on their log
cuts for the last three years is given as the
cause.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
appointed NJ. V. b. johnson of Sioux City a
gauger for the Third internal revenue dis
trict of Iowa and X. +. Hudd a gauger for
the First internal revenue district of Wis
consin.
At the meeting of the st. Paul City
Council, March l, Hon. Edmund Rice, Con
gressman-elect resigned as Mayor, and the
council unanimously elected Hon Il. A.
Smith to that position for the unexpired
term.
The village prison at Tower, Mimi,
burned Thursday night and the one prison
er in confinement was burned to death.
The bill for the term of court at
Duluth, was among those lost by the ad-
journment of congress